Scott Wortley
@scottwortley.bsky.social
scottish law lecturer, TV viewer, accidental mental health advocate.
Interested in legislative interpretation and Columbo
Interested in legislative interpretation and Columbo
Maybe reincarnate the soul of James Bond in a car satnav driven by a nerdy 17 year old who has just passed his test. That would work
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Maybe reincarnate the soul of James Bond in a car satnav driven by a nerdy 17 year old who has just passed his test. That would work
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Two options:
(1) Just ignore it. Why do you need to do anything else?
(2) OK, but there *were* pieces, right? Bond of Frankenstein. Ralph Fiennes camping it up as Dr M.
(1) Just ignore it. Why do you need to do anything else?
(2) OK, but there *were* pieces, right? Bond of Frankenstein. Ralph Fiennes camping it up as Dr M.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Two options:
(1) Just ignore it. Why do you need to do anything else?
(2) OK, but there *were* pieces, right? Bond of Frankenstein. Ralph Fiennes camping it up as Dr M.
(1) Just ignore it. Why do you need to do anything else?
(2) OK, but there *were* pieces, right? Bond of Frankenstein. Ralph Fiennes camping it up as Dr M.
Mark Urban, Lewis Goodall, and Jo Coburn pieces on BBC have been interesting. Would like to hear from Stephen Sackur though.
One small thought on Goodall piece. He writes about David Grossman not being around. I thought Grossman was the Newsnight US correspondent based in the US.
One small thought on Goodall piece. He writes about David Grossman not being around. I thought Grossman was the Newsnight US correspondent based in the US.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Mark Urban, Lewis Goodall, and Jo Coburn pieces on BBC have been interesting. Would like to hear from Stephen Sackur though.
One small thought on Goodall piece. He writes about David Grossman not being around. I thought Grossman was the Newsnight US correspondent based in the US.
One small thought on Goodall piece. He writes about David Grossman not being around. I thought Grossman was the Newsnight US correspondent based in the US.
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We all know that Americans don't understand sarcasm so the Beeb should just do the most ott apology imaginable to Trump and everybody's happy.
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We all know that Americans don't understand sarcasm so the Beeb should just do the most ott apology imaginable to Trump and everybody's happy.
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For Armistice Day, here's a letter my great uncle wrote to his old school in 1914 about the Christmas truce
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
For Armistice Day, here's a letter my great uncle wrote to his old school in 1914 about the Christmas truce
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
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It's such a weird realisation that people hold unshakeable religious beliefs that don't need to be about gods and which they will still cling to in the face of completely undeniable facts contradicting it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's such a weird realisation that people hold unshakeable religious beliefs that don't need to be about gods and which they will still cling to in the face of completely undeniable facts contradicting it.
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The point I made quoted here was not specific to this case but a general point about politicians at holyrood giving spurious justifications for not commenting on any case. I have made similar comments in the past but it was been picked up this time.
Legal experts say Swinney can speak on the For Women Scotland trans prisoner case
Legal experts say John Swinney misinterpreted contempt of court law after the First Minister refused to comment on the Scottish Government’s…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The point I made quoted here was not specific to this case but a general point about politicians at holyrood giving spurious justifications for not commenting on any case. I have made similar comments in the past but it was been picked up this time.
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As expected one story dominating the front pages today
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
As expected one story dominating the front pages today
Looking forward to a bbc news report where the newsreader throws over to a bbc reporter who is standing outside the place the newsreader is saying that he or she is outside the BBC and had approached the BBC for comment and no one from the BBc was available before throwing back inside.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Looking forward to a bbc news report where the newsreader throws over to a bbc reporter who is standing outside the place the newsreader is saying that he or she is outside the BBC and had approached the BBC for comment and no one from the BBc was available before throwing back inside.
Happy to take over the BBC if requested. I pledge a third series of Tripods, to repeat the trouble at the top about Bucks Fizz, to bring back sketch comedy, to do more sitcoms, dramas that are not just about the polis, an arts review programme, and to end rolling news pointlessly filling time.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Happy to take over the BBC if requested. I pledge a third series of Tripods, to repeat the trouble at the top about Bucks Fizz, to bring back sketch comedy, to do more sitcoms, dramas that are not just about the polis, an arts review programme, and to end rolling news pointlessly filling time.
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Do that and then won't even qualify for Eurovision.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Do that and then won't even qualify for Eurovision.
I have knowingly heard one Fleetwood mac thing, which was fhe grand prix music. I have no opinion on them as a band or group.
1) This is correct 2) IMO, the most reliable tell of how old someone is online is are they part of basically, the one ten-year cohort not to think Fleetwood Mac are a great band.
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have knowingly heard one Fleetwood mac thing, which was fhe grand prix music. I have no opinion on them as a band or group.
Give it to Big Sam until the end of the charter renewal
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Give it to Big Sam until the end of the charter renewal
Ceo of bbc news going too is as big a story I'd have thought.
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ceo of bbc news going too is as big a story I'd have thought.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
Was a pleasure to read this in draft. A fascinating look at an odd area of legislative practice. Charlie has a great eye for these wonderful topics. I learned a lot from it and have learned a lot from him. Recommended
My new article in Statute Law Review "Going beyond repeal: a preliminary exploration of ‘unenacting’ legislation” explores clauses of legislation deemed “never to have been enacted”. It was presented at the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel conference in Belfast /1
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Was a pleasure to read this in draft. A fascinating look at an odd area of legislative practice. Charlie has a great eye for these wonderful topics. I learned a lot from it and have learned a lot from him. Recommended
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Here's a law professor lamenting the fads in legal theory popular among law professors that become popular for a decade or two and then fade away— written in 1950. Specifically, it's Roscoe Pound, reflecting on trends since he became a lawyer in 1890.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Here's a law professor lamenting the fads in legal theory popular among law professors that become popular for a decade or two and then fade away— written in 1950. Specifically, it's Roscoe Pound, reflecting on trends since he became a lawyer in 1890.
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...